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Yes 2010 at No Problem rod bolt broke in the Test and Tune on Thursday before the race started on Friday. So officially I have never oiled down a track during the race.

We been racing since the late seventies with the same car and that is the only time we oiled the track.

Larry V. Hill
A/SA 383

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I have blown up three engines, one at div race at douglas years ago, took about 15 minutes to clean up. One at div race at Brainerd four years ago, never stopped to even check, and two years ago at Denver, took about 15 minutes to clean up. Do we all need to have more expense? When we oil the track down it is with 4 to 6 qts of oil and maybe water, when the pros and semi-pros oil down the track it is with 2 to 3 gallons at much higher speed and thru a bigger hole. Might be time to take up golf. Thanks Jerry

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Rockingham some 5 or 6 years ago. No motor oil, broke tail housing on trans. Brought t-shirts to all the crew, offered beverages after the race, otherwise just tried to hide. I don't remember a motor spill. We did knock a motor out at MIR. One rod broke the side, pulled piston out throught hole. Oil stayed in. No cleanup. I learned one cup of oil 'additive' is worth 3 hun, 2 cups gets condition described above.

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I am embarrassed and probably should not post this one, John Irving 741 O/SA 80 Dodge . 2007 Winters. lost transcooler line on second time trial. I had just purchased car few months before that. Line worked like lawn sprinkler.... oiling track from 60 ft to return road. It took 123 minutes to clean it up. Trans fluid even poured out side marker lights. Car drove perfect with no smell or smoke inside passenger compartment and within .01 of prior pass. This was two years prior the 2009 tree destruction. Rather than diaper perhaps mental competence exam might be in order for elderly drivers. :confused:

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Not me...:eek:

I have 2 close relatives who have though :D

My son (its hard to do an oildown with a jr too) and my dad.....I guess Im immune to this :eek:

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3. First 2, bracket racing. 1 at Montgomery, at the Nat'l.Open race 5 yrs ago, during 1st rd., got over to wall, as fast as I could and not slap it, still took over an hr, if I remember it right. Motor was old, but still hated it anyway. Crank in 4 separate pcs, 3 or 4 holes in block, pan had 3 holes.

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John, did NHRA send you a bill for that tree? I've heard of sawing the tree down, but that is another extreme. I hate to see the carnage, but that's still one of the best photo sequences in stock history.
Rusty

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only time we have oiled the track at a divisional race was our first race "back" in 2000 at Montgomery, popped a head off the valve and dumped some water/oil in the shutdown area. was about a 20 minute cleanup if i remember.

we did have a cylinder wall collapse testing one weekend, happened on the 2-3 gear change. entire contents of radiator and oil pan on track. We were loaded and gone before they were done cleaning the track. When we got home there was a stream of "chocolate milk" coming out the back door of the trailer. I think it took longer to clean the trailer out than it did to clean up the track.

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Not that particular time. HOWEVER, 2008 Winters. I broke 904 trans 1200 ft....saw it off clean at end of bell/pump area as neat as a band saw. Tail shaft fell clean out of car with driveshaft on return road.......Danny charged me $250. Is there a pattern here I don't see?

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maybe Pamona just isn't your place